What Scientists Think by Jeremy Stangroom

by Jeremy Stangroom

What are leading scientists working on now? What do they think about the working of the brain, climate change, animal experimentation, cancer, and mental illness? Is science progressing or in retreat? Is this century humankind's last?These are just some of the compelling questions discussed by twelve of world's leading scientists and scientific thinkers in this fascinating book. In engaging and lucid discussion, they clarify many of the complex scientific challenges and dilemmas facing science today. They also explain what drives their interest in science, revealing something of the often-neglected personal side of science.Steven Pinker Evolutionary Psychology Robin Murray Psychiatry and SchizophreniaKevin Warwick CyberneticsSusan Greenfield The Brain and Human ConsciousnessNorman Levitt Science under ThreatE.O. Wilson BiodiversitySteve Jones GenesDorothy Crawford Viruses and their ThreatsMichael Stratton Cancer Research Martin Rees Its Dangers and Its Public Colin Blakemore Medical Research, Animal Experimentation and ScienceJohn Polkinghorne Science and Religion

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Jeremy Stangroom is a British writer, editor, and website designer. He is an editor and co-founder, with Julian Baggini, of The Philosophers’ Magazine, and has written and edited several philosophy books. He is also co-founder, with Ophelia Benson of the website 'Butterflies and Wheels'.

Reviews

[Jonathon Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was good, as far as it went - basically, it's a series of interviews with a couple notable scientists of the day. It was interesting, but I didn't feel like I learned very much about science, scientists, or their views; rather, I learned a little bit about each of these particular people. It just didn't feel like a very broadly applicable survey, but possibly that was never the intention.